Fun fact about Freon: its inventor, Charles Kettering also invented leaded gasoline. I’ve seen him referred to as the single organism with the largest negative environmental impact in history.
Yeah, I think you’re right. His page even has the quote I was thinking of
Environmental historian J. R. McNeill opined that Midgley “had more adverse impact on the atmosphere than any other single organism in Earth’s history”
Fun fact about Freon: its inventor, Charles Kettering also invented leaded gasoline. I’ve seen him referred to as the single organism with the largest negative environmental impact in history.
…stfu nerd
That’s in hindsight. But his inventions are by their own right, significant advancements.
I think you’re mixing him up with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Midgley_Jr.
Yeah, I think you’re right. His page even has the quote I was thinking of